Maintenance Workers Vote to Strike”

On Friday the Maintena— nce Union at UPEI voted 100% in favor of strike action. As reported in pre-~ vious Cadre editions, neg— otiations between the union and the university had 1 broken down. Following the 21 day cooling period, the union took the required strike vote.

When negotiations. broke down, union and management were stalemated at 34% and 28%, respectively. Since the union contract ran out last July, bargaining pro—

Student

To the general meeting on Thursday October 16/75 in ,

Duffy Amphitheatre or not to,

the general meeting! That is the question.Are you going?

This, the fall general meet— ing of the Student Union is something that you, the stu- dent, each and every one,has a right to attend. This will be your opportunity to see

what the people who students Pay in the range of $20,000.

gressed with union firmly

insisfing on wage increases that would give themaparity with others in their trade. The university had refused the union equality and con- tinues to, thus forcing the

_negotiations to be brought

all the way to strike act— ion.

Since strike action see— med likely last month, un—

‘ion went to the student's

council for support of st— rike action. The S.U. agr— eed to back them on whatev- er decision they made.

When the strike will take place will be decided at a maintenance meeting this week. -

The administration on the other hand has seen

fit to answer the questi— on of strike action by ge- tting workers to put in ex— cessive amounts of overti— me, and in one case, a sus- pension for refusing to do so. The administration can resort to this type of ta-

‘ctic because of a vague

phrase in the contract‘ ’that has presently run out.

Union General Meeting

a year (via the S.U.) are doing to earn their money.It will be an exposé of current issues facing the Student's Union. It will ask how your employees — the Student Uni— on Executives — are handling said issues. Ever asked que- stions such as: Why is the. price of the Yearbook going up again? Why do we need a new student union building to replace the Barn? What

have the student union Pres— ident, Vice-President, Comp- troller, Treasurer, and. Cdmmunications Officer dong to earn their $2900 (total)

'per year? What is a consti-

tutional change? Well, fri- ends, here's your chance to ask it point blank! And as a member of thelstudent body, it is your right to get ans— wers. Answers on anything continued on page 10

Of course, it's legal. Although the union dem— and of 34% pay increase means a total outlay of over $100,000 , this does not justify present manag— e l t tactics. Thus the Cadre re—states its suppo— rt for maintenance in the— irwstruggles. As of now, mostof the union members are highly underpaid, mak— img under $6000 per year, while others in their tra— de make a minimum of $6500 per year. The maintenance union acts on reasonable and legal grou4 nds.!"

Kenny Higgins

maths cadre

tn|.'l:..+ne. V

Elms Tho Island like The Tourist:-

students-free "faculty-10¢

o-ct.l4, 1975.

HOPE cans

HOPE, a group of environ- nmntally con6erned Islanders supports the call by the Maritime Coalition of Envir— onmental Protection Associa— tions for a moratorium on nuclear power generating stations, The Point Lepreau project in particular.

We feel that: there are too many unanswered questi— ons as to the safety, secur—

ity, environmental finpact, -and economics of such pro— jects. Questions such as:

1. What is a tolerable and safe amount of radiation leakage? Is there a safe le— vel?_

2. How are the waste pro— ducts to be disposed of? Can their transportation, stor- age, and security be guaran- teed for the thoUsands of

years that they are active

_and capable of producing can—

cer?

3. Since nuclear power plants are prime targets for terrorists, in event of war what safeguards do we have that will protect_us? ., '

n 4. Who is liable for dam— ages caused by accident at a

nuclear power station. such

for Moratorium on Pt. Lepreau Project

;of seven billion dollars! ‘Most insurance companies will not accept the risk.

5. Is nuclear fission po—

rwer cheap? Is it in fact more

expensive than coal and oil? How does it compare with the

:available aliernatives 4 so— lar, wind, and tidal power.

These are just a few of the questions that have not been answered throughly. We must not depend on industry

,and government's so—called

experts but search, question and educate ourselves as to the incredible consequences of a decision to finance and provide nuclear—generated power to the Island.

Does Prince Edward Island need the kind of power which could bring cancer and gene— tic mutation to our children and contaminate productive land for centuries?

Ask your provincial and federal government because they have the answers or know where they can be found. Let's slow down and take a good common sense look at this farereaching decision,

,which-our Island government

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